Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25
NERAL MARKERS.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, $40, Feb. 24.-Flour-Stesdy and
unchanged. Wheat active, but unsettled and
lower; opened weak, ga &c lower, ruled IN
tied Tor tin e, weskene near the close and
finished g a &C lower than yesterday; No. red
cash IKE; March &c nominal; May 1879
Sole, closing at 7e's GI9lsc; June SO1sc asked.
terday; No mixed cash 80 s. 033i4c; March
32 3 1885, closing 1870; April "a /. bid; May
35ls G35&sc, closing at 3711c asked Oats dull, &c
lo~ er; No. mixed cash PIC; May IS 62S3a :.
Corn,meal firm atS2 Whisky steady at 81 73.WoOl
quiet and unchanged. Provisions qriet, strong
ana higher. Pork SIS IS; lard S. s.; bulk meats,
loose lots, long clear short ribs s. IS; short
clear 81 95; boxed lots, long clear, 81 70; short
ibis s. 10; short clear s. 90 Bacon. long clear,
IS 20 shot rios SIS IS; short clear SIS 49,. IS.
Hams firm at llGl3c Afternoon bOard-Wheat
easy at gage lower. Corn &C lower. Oats
firm and q shade better.
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb 24-Wheat depressed
again to day. Latest trading figures lowest OF
the day and the lowest which have been rea'h
ferings were large throughout the entire dav
and GEN. cred more than usual IN more deferred
futures. Prime pal feature f The market was
the lessening of premiums of delivery heyond
the day and the reason given for this Is that May
"shorts' covered freely and again put out large
lines for longer deliveries. Public foreign ca
bles quoted quiet and steady markets, but tone
of private cable reported easier. Market opened
7S2sc for May delivery, advanced TO I9&d l9ac,
on fair buying, but from that point fell of
steadily to SIC, where the market rested st
O'CLOCK. During the afternoon 1uttner de-
cline of sc occurred and the market closed at
T24c. Wheat for September delivery sold at 81
a $50 C and closed at SIC, or lac under yester
day sclosng figures. Corn quiet most of the
day and easier; no new features developed, the
mars ct acting insympathy with wheat TO con-
siderable extent. Closing prices were &C IN
der yesterday. Provisions were again active,
with the strength in pork being fully maiu
tanned: May opened at SID 10, ran u
to Sl5 So, closing at Sl5 90 The
demand on shipping account was rath-
er light. Lard declined &c. Snort
ribs unchanged. The leading futures closed
a. follows: Wheat, No. February 12isc; Mar h
72hc; May I7Zsc: June 79G791sc. Corn-Fepru
airy, No. 2, 33t4c; March, 1910; Nav, 3Sh4 AISLE;
June, $3.50. Pork = F. bruary, SIS 80; March,
SIS 30; May, SIS so; June, SIS 521e, Lard-Feb-
r airy, 81 10; March, 81 90; May, 81 l2h; June,
81 l71a. Cash quotations were as follows: Fl ur
quiet, and unchanged No. spring wheat, 727s
754c; No. . corn, SS2s 635i4c pc k SIS 300
Is 35 lard, 81 coal 0211; sh- TT rib Sides loose,
81 67h al 20; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
IS sO66 90; short clear sides, boxed, IS 05G
s 10; whisky, 81 Is.
NEW YORK Feb. "a -Flour-Heavy, III
less doing. Wbeat-Spot h65.c lower, heavy
with fairly active business IN good part for ex-
ports; options opened ]46}. lower, reacted =
a &c, declined la1ac, CT. sing heavy; specula
ton fairly active; spot No. REQ S91l a zoe at
elevator; sla9l nc delivered March ss&6ssHc,
closed at ss4c; May Soa9lAc. closed SOC;
June 9a'iaSol4c, closed soisc. Corn-Spot &C
and options Hahc lower, Closing weak; spot